Apple, it is the Ober line. Nicholas Ober was the son of my direct ancestor, Richard Ober and wife, Abigail Woodbury. I have Nicholas's brother, Richard as my direct line. We aren't cousins yet, but there is hope.

I was born in Beverly, and we lived at Pride's Crossing. I'm a Thorndike, Woodbury and Rayment descendant among others. I'm not a Conant descendant, but there are many Conant marriages amongst the siblings and cousins in my tree.

Heather - I've always been fascinated by the relationships of early New England families. I'll trace out a line just to see if my cousin married one of their cousins [not related to me]. Lydia Conant in my line was the 1st wife of Daniel Carlisle. His 2nd wife was a cousin of hers. I don't have much on the surnames you mention but I know I wouldn't have to dig far to find connections.